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Overview
Mini Biography:
Ken Russell tried several professions, before choosing to become a film... moreTrivia:
In the early 1980s during preproduction for the film version of the stage... moreAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 6 wins & 10 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Warner to Release Unrated Cut of 'The Devils'! (From Bloody-Disgusting.com. 29 February 2008, 10:26 AM, PST)
Russell Defends Cruise Movie (From WENN. 5 July 2007)
Alternate Names:
Alfred Russell | Alf Russell | Kenneth RussellUS TV Schedule:
| Fri. July 4 | 3:45 AM | TMC | Brothers of the Head |
Filmography
Jump to filmography as: Director, Writer, Actor, Producer, Camera and Electrical Department, Cinematographer, Editor, Sound Department, Miscellaneous Crew, Soundtrack, Thanks, Self
Director:
- Moll Flanders (2009) (in production)
- Trapped Ashes (2006)
- Sarah Brightman: Diva (2006) (V) (videos "The Phantom of the Opera" and "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again")
- Revenge of the Elephant Man (2004)
- The Fall of the Louse of Usher (2002)
- Elgar: Fantasy of a Composer on a Bicycle (2002) (TV)
- Lion's Mouth (2000)
- Dogboys (1998) (TV)
... aka Dressés pour tuer (Canada: French title)
... aka Tracked (USA: video title) - Ken Russell 'In Search of the English Folk Song' (1997)
- Mindbender (1996) (TV)
... aka Uri Geller - Tales of Erotica (1996) (segment "The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch")
... aka Erotic Tales - Treasure Island (1995) (TV)
... aka Ken Russell's Treasure Island (UK: complete title) - Classic Widows (1995) (TV)
... aka Ken Russell's Classic Widows (UK: complete title) - Alice in Russialand (1995) (TV)
- "Erotic Tales" (1 episode, 1995)
... aka Schönste Sache der Welt, Die (Germany)
- The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch (1995) TV episode - Lady Chatterley (1993) (TV)
- The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch (1993)
... aka Unersättliche Mrs. Kirsch, Die (Germany) - The Mystery of Dr Martinu (1993) (TV)
- The Secret Life of Arnold Bax (1992) (TV)
- Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore (1992) (V)
- Prisoner of Honor (1991) (TV)
- Whore (1991)
... aka If You're Afraid to Say It... Just See It (USA) - Road to Mandalay (1991) (TV)
- The Strange Affliction of Anton Bruckner (1990) (TV)
- Women and Men: Stories of Seduction (1990) (TV)
- The Rainbow (1989)
- A British Picture (1989) (TV)
... aka British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible - Méphistophélès (1989) (TV)
- The Lair of the White Worm (1988)
- Salome's Last Dance (1988)
- Ken Russell's ABC of British Music (1988) (TV)
- Aria (1987) (segment "Nessun dorma")
- Gothic (1986)
- Ralph Vaughan Williams (1986) (TV)
- Crimes of Passion (1984)
- The Planets (1983) (TV)
- Altered States (1980)
- Clouds of Glory: William and Dorothy (1978) (TV)
- Clouds of Glory: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1978) (TV)
- Valentino (1977)
- Lisztomania (1975)
- Tommy (1975)
... aka The Who's Tommy
... aka Tommy by 'The Who' (USA: complete title)
... aka Tommy: The Movie (USA: promotional title) - Mahler (1974)
- Savage Messiah (1972)
- The Boy Friend (1971)
- The Devils (1971)
... aka Ken Russell's Film of The Devils (UK: long title)
... aka The Devils of Loudun - The Music Lovers (1970)
... aka Ken Russell's Film on Tchaikovsky and the Music Lovers - "Omnibus" (3 episodes, 1967-1970)
- Dance of the Seven Veils (1970) TV episode
- Song of Summer (1968) TV episode
- Dante's Inferno (1967) TV episode - Women in Love (1969)
- Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
- Don't Shoot the Composer (1966) (TV)
- Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World (1966) (TV)
... aka Isadora - Monitor: Always on Sunday (1965) (TV)
- Monitor: The Debussy Film (1965) (TV)
- Diary of a Nobody (1964) (TV)
- Monitor: Bartok (1964) (TV)
- French Dressing (1964) (as Kenneth Russell)
- Monitor: The Dotty World of James Lloyd (1964) (TV)
- Lonely Shore (1964) (TV)
- Monitor: Watch the Birdie (1963) (TV)
- "Monitor" (2 episodes, 1960-1962)
- Elgar (1962) TV episode
- Journey Into a Lost World (1960) TV episode - Monitor: Pop Goes the Easel (1962) (TV)
- Preservation Man (1962) (TV)
- Monitor: Elgar (1962) (TV)
- Monitor: Lotte Lenya Sings Kurt Weill (1962) (TV)
- Mr. Chesher's Traction Engines (1962) (TV)
- Antonio Gaudi (1961) (TV)
- London Moods (1961) (TV)
- Monitor: Old Battersea House (1961) (TV)
- Prokofiev (1961)
- Monitor: The Light Fantastic (1960) (TV)
- A House in Bayswater (1960)
- Monitor: The Miner's Picnic (1960) (TV)
- Monitor: Marie Rambert Remembers (1960) (TV)
- Architecture of Entertainment (1960) (TV)
- Cranko at Work (1960) (TV)
- Shelagh Delaney's Salford (1960) (TV)
- Monitor: Scottish Painters (1959) (TV)
- Variations on a Mechanical Theme (1959) (TV)
... aka Monitor: Variations on a Mechanical Theme (UK) - Guitar Craze (1959) (TV)
- Monitor: Gordon Jacob (1959) (TV)
- Poet's London (1959) (TV)
... aka John Betjeman: A Poet in London (UK) - Portrait of a Goon (1959) (TV)
- Lourdes (1958)
- Amelia and the Angel (1957)
- Knights on Bikes (1956) (incompleted)
- Peepshow (1956)
Writer:
- Moll Flanders (2009) (in production) (writer)
- Revenge of the Elephant Man (2004) (writer)
- The Fall of the Louse of Usher (2002) (writer)
- Lion's Mouth (2000) (writer)
- Ken Russell 'In Search of the English Folk Song' (1997) (writer)
- Mindbender (1996) (TV) (writer)
... aka Uri Geller - Tales of Erotica (1996) (segment "The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch")
... aka Erotic Tales - Treasure Island (1995) (TV) (screenplay)
... aka Ken Russell's Treasure Island (UK: complete title) - "Erotic Tales" (1 episode, 1995)
... aka Schönste Sache der Welt, Die (Germany)
- The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch (1995) TV episode (writer) - Lady Chatterley (1993) (TV) (writer)
- The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch (1993) (writer)
... aka Unersättliche Mrs. Kirsch, Die (Germany) - The Secret Life of Arnold Bax (1992) (TV) (writer)
- Whore (1991) (screenplay)
... aka If You're Afraid to Say It... Just See It (USA) - Road to Mandalay (1991) (TV) (writer)
- The Strange Affliction of Anton Bruckner (1990) (TV) (writer)
- The Rainbow (1989) (writer)
- A British Picture (1989) (TV) (writer)
... aka British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible - The Lair of the White Worm (1988) (screenplay)
- Salome's Last Dance (1988) (writer)
- Aria (1987) (segment "Nessun dorma")
- Clouds of Glory: William and Dorothy (1978) (TV) (writer)
- Clouds of Glory: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1978) (TV) (writer)
- Valentino (1977) (writer)
- Lisztomania (1975) (writer)
- Tommy (1975) (writer)
... aka The Who's Tommy
... aka Tommy by 'The Who' (USA: complete title)
... aka Tommy: The Movie (USA: promotional title) - Mahler (1974) (writer)
- The Boy Friend (1971) (screenplay)
- The Devils (1971) (writer)
... aka Ken Russell's Film of The Devils (UK: long title)
... aka The Devils of Loudun - "Omnibus" (2 episodes, 1967-1968)
- Song of Summer (1968) TV episode (writer)
- Dante's Inferno (1967) TV episode (writer) - Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World (1966) (TV) (writer)
... aka Isadora - Monitor: Always on Sunday (1965) (TV) (writer)
- Monitor: The Debussy Film (1965) (TV) (scenario)
- Diary of a Nobody (1964) (TV) (writer)
- Monitor: Bartok (1964) (TV) (scenario)
- "Monitor" (1 episode, 1962)
- Elgar (1962) TV episode (writer) - Monitor: Elgar (1962) (TV) (writer)
- A House in Bayswater (1960) (writer)
- Amelia and the Angel (1957) (story)
Actor:
- Moll Flanders (2009) (in production) .... Narrator
- Trapped Ashes (2006) .... Dr. Lucy (segment "The Girl with Golden Breasts")
- Marple: The Moving Finger (2006) (TV) .... Reverend Caleb Dane Calthrop
... aka Agatha Christie - Marple: The Moving Finger (Australia: DVD title) - Colour Me Kubrick: A True...ish Story (2005) .... The Man in a Nightgown
... aka Appelez-moi Kubrick (France)
... aka Color Me Kubrick (USA: new title) - Revenge of the Elephant Man (2004)
- "Waking the Dead" .... Gerry Raistrick (1 episode, 2003)
- Final Cut: Part 1 (2003) TV episode .... Gerry Raistrick - The Fall of the Louse of Usher (2002) .... Dr. Calahari
- Lion's Mouth (2000) .... Ken the Clown
- Tales of Erotica (1996) .... Mr. Kirsch (segment "The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch")
... aka Erotic Tales - A History of British Art (1996) (TV) .... Music Hall performer
- Lady Chatterley (1993) (TV) .... Sir Michael Reid
- The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch (1993) .... Mr. Kirsch
... aka Unersättliche Mrs. Kirsch, Die (Germany) - The Secret Life of Arnold Bax (1992) (TV) .... Sir Arnold Bax
- Whore (1991) .... Waiter
... aka If You're Afraid to Say It... Just See It (USA) - The Russia House (1990) .... Walter
- Salome's Last Dance (1988) (as Alfred Russell) .... Cappadocian/Kenneth
- Gothic (1986) (uncredited) .... Tourist
- Valentino (1977) (uncredited) .... Rex Ingram
- Tommy (1975) (uncredited) .... Cripple
... aka The Who's Tommy
... aka Tommy by 'The Who' (USA: complete title)
... aka Tommy: The Movie (USA: promotional title) - Savage Messiah (1972) (uncredited) .... Passenger getting off train in station
- Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World (1966) (TV) (uncredited) .... Captain Patterson (cameo)
... aka Isadora - Walk with the Damned (1962) .... A Hood
Producer:
- Invasion of the Not Quite Dead (2008) (pre-production) (executive producer)
- Revenge of the Elephant Man (2004) (producer)
- The Fall of the Louse of Usher (2002) (producer)
- Dogboys (1998) (TV) (producer)
... aka Dressés pour tuer (Canada: French title)
... aka Tracked (USA: video title) - The Rainbow (1989) (producer)
- The Lair of the White Worm (1988) (producer)
- Ken Russell's ABC of British Music (1988) (TV) (producer)
- Ralph Vaughan Williams (1986) (TV) (producer)
- The Planets (1983) (TV) (producer)
- Tommy (1975) (producer)
... aka The Who's Tommy
... aka Tommy by 'The Who' (USA: complete title)
... aka Tommy: The Movie (USA: promotional title) - Savage Messiah (1972) (producer)
- The Boy Friend (1971) (producer)
- The Devils (1971) (producer)
... aka Ken Russell's Film of The Devils (UK: long title)
... aka The Devils of Loudun - The Music Lovers (1970) (producer)
... aka Ken Russell's Film on Tchaikovsky and the Music Lovers - "Omnibus" (producer) (2 episodes, 1967-1968)
- Song of Summer (1968) TV episode (producer)
- Dante's Inferno (1967) TV episode (producer) - Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World (1966) (TV) (producer)
... aka Isadora - Monitor: Always on Sunday (1965) (TV) (producer)
- Monitor: The Debussy Film (1965) (TV) (producer)
- A House in Bayswater (1960) (producer)
Camera and Electrical Department:
- Classic Widows (1995) (TV) (camera operator) (as Alf Russell)
... aka Ken Russell's Classic Widows (UK: complete title) - Lady Chatterley (1993) (TV) (camera operator) (as Alfred Russell)
- Whore (1991) (camera operator) (as Alf Russell)
... aka If You're Afraid to Say It... Just See It (USA) - The Strange Affliction of Anton Bruckner (1990) (TV) (camera operator) (as Alf Russell)
Editor:
- The Fall of the Louse of Usher (2002)
- Lion's Mouth (2000)
Sound Department:
- Lion's Mouth (2000) (supervising sound editor)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- Méphistophélès (1989) (TV) (opera director)
Soundtrack:
- Lisztomania (1975) (lyrics: "Excelsior Song")
Thanks:
- Sanitarium (2001) (V) (thanks)
Self:
- "The Most Annoying Pop Songs.... We Hate to Love" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2007)
- Episode #1.2 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #1.1 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "British Film Forever" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2007)
- Magic, Murder and Monsters: The Story of British Horror and Fantasy (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Longing, Loving and Leg-Overs: The Story of British Romance (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "Channel 4 News" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
... aka ITN Channel 4 News (UK: informal title)
- Episode dated 30 July 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - The Return of 'Allo 'Allo! (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- "5 News" .... Himself - BAFTA Guest (1 episode, 2007)
... aka Five News (UK: new title)
- Episode dated 12 February 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - BAFTA Guest - "Big Brother's Efourum" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2007)
... aka Big Brother's Big Mouth (UK: new title)
- Episode dated 28 January 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #5.6 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "Celebrity Big Brother" .... Himself (7 episodes, 2007)
... aka Comic Relief Big Brother (UK)
- Episode #5.7 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #5.6 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #5.5 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #5.3 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #5.4 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
(2 more) - The Real Blue Nuns (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- Ballet Hell (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- "The South Bank Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
- Little Britain (2005) TV episode .... Himself - Brothers of the Head (2005) .... Himself
- X-rated (2004) (TV) .... Himself (segments 1 & 2)
- Ken Russell on 'Tommy' (2004) (V)
- The 100 Greatest Musicals (2003) (TV) .... Himself
- Reflections on Golden Pond (2003) (V) .... Himself
- Celebrity Naked Ambition (2003) (TV) .... Himself - Contributor
- Hell on Earth (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- "Funny Turns" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
- Felicity Kendal: A Passage from India (2001) TV episode .... Himself - "Art That Shook the World" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
- Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin (2001) TV episode .... Himself - "Open House" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
... aka Open House with Gloria Hunniford (UK)
- Valentines Special (2001) TV episode .... Himself - "Legends" (2000) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
- "For the Love of..." .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
- The '60s (1999) TV episode .... Himself - The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson (1999) (TV) .... Himself
- Carry on Darkly (1998) (TV) .... Himself
- "Light Lunch" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
- A Quite Frightening Lunch (1997) TV episode .... Himself - "Great Composers" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
- Mahler (1997) TV episode .... Himself - Ken Russell 'In Search of the English Folk Song' (1997) .... Presenter
- In Search of Dracula with Jonathan Ross (1996) (TV) .... Himself
- Georges Delerue (1995) (TV) .... Himself
- Classic Widows (1995) (TV) .... Himself/Interviewer
... aka Ken Russell's Classic Widows (UK: complete title) - Empire of the Censors (1995) (TV) .... Himself
- "Denton" .... Himself (1 episode, 1994)
- Episode #1.27 (1994) TV episode .... Himself - "Masterchef" .... Himself (1 episode, 1993)
- Episode #4.8 (1993) TV episode .... Himself - The Who's Tommy, the Amazing Journey (1993) .... Himself
- "Aspel & Company" .... Himself (1 episode, 1990)
- Episode #7.3 (1990) TV episode .... Himself - A British Picture (1989) (TV) .... Himself
... aka British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible - "The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1988)
... aka The Last Resort (UK: new title)
- Episode #3.9 (1988) TV episode .... Himself - Guest - Ken Russell's ABC of British Music (1988) (TV)
- Ralph Vaughan Williams (1986) (TV) .... Himself
- Roger Daltrey (1983) (TV) .... Himself
- The Kids Are Alright (1979) .... Himself
... aka The Who Rock Concert (Philippines: English title) - "Film Night" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
- Episode dated 9 September 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself - All Talking... All Singing... All Dancing (1971) (uncredited) .... Himself
- "Omnibus" .... Priest (cameo) (1 episode, 1968)
- Song of Summer (1968) TV episode .... Priest (cameo) - Don't Shoot the Composer (1966) (TV) .... Himself
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